The attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life was likely “intentional” due to the tremendous amount of security lapses that day, Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) told a bewildered CNN anchor on Tuesday.
Discussing various failures to secure the perimeter ahead of an assassin taking a failed shot at Trump, Rep. Mills said all signs seemed to point to an inside job.
“The amount of negligence, the amount of mistakes that was made here, I have a very difficult time not leaning myself towards this was intentional as opposed to fecklessness,” Mills told anchor Kate Bolduan during RNC coverage in Milwaukee.
Asked what he meant by “intentional,” Mills went on to say he wasn’t trying to be a “conspiracist… but you look at it and you go, ‘How could this have gone so far?’”
Calling for an investigation, Mills elaborated:
You know, it almost seems to me, I think that an investigation is necessary at this point within Congress, not just the FBI, not just others.
You know, I look back at it and I’m thinking, alright, you know, for an individual, if you look at the escalations and how they try to approach him [Trump], let’s just say that it was like, okay, first we want to censor and silence you, then we want to indict and imprison you, now we’re attempting to kill you and take you out on stage.
At this point Bolduan attempted to stop Mills from proceeding, falsely claiming Trump’s campaign had told people, “Dial it back. Do not blame this on Joe Biden.”
“Oh, well, actually, I didn’t say Joe Biden,” Mills responded, going to explain the different elements that led him to the conclusion.
“So you’re saying, you are saying this is so basic that how big the screw up was, that’s what’s leading your brain down this road?” Bolduan asked.
“That’s exactly right,” Mills responded.
Mills’ comments come as other experts have also concluded the attempt on the former president’s life was a planned and coordinated attack involving insiders within the government, local police, or Secret Service.
In a TikTok post over the weekend, retired Green Beret Matthew Murphy, a certified level one sniper with extensive Special Operations training, also asserted the failed assassination attempt was likely an inside job.
Wow.
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